CLASSIC MOVIES: STAR WARS: EPISODE VI -- RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983)

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Brief Movie Synopsis [courtesy of The Internet Movie Database]:

After rescuing Han Solo from the palace of Jabba the Hutt,
the Rebels attempt to destroy the second Death Star,
while Luke Skywalker tries to bring his father
back to the Light Side of the Force.

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REVIEWS:

ROGER EBERT'S 1983 REVIEW:

"Return of the Jedi is...magnificent fun. The movie is a complete entertainment, a feast for the eyes and a delight for the fancy. .... It is [the] extra level of detail that makes the Star Wars pictures much more than just space operas. Other movies might approach the special effects. Other action pictures might approximate the sense of swashbuckling adventure. But in 'Return of the Jedi', as in 'Star Wars' and 'The Empire Strikes Back', there's such a wonderful density to the canvas. Things are happening all over. They're pouring forth from imaginations so fertile that, yes, we do halfway believe in this crazy Galactic Empire long ago and far, far away."

-- Roger Ebert; May 25, 1983

ROGER EBERT'S 1997 REVIEW:

"At the end of it all, after the three movies, we've taken an epic fantasy journey. [George] Lucas has in common with all great storytellers the ability to create a complete world. These films may spring from space opera, science-fiction and Saturday serials, but they are done so superbly that they transcend all genres and become a reverberating place in our imaginations."

-- Roger Ebert; March 14, 1997

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